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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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